idler

English

Noun

idler (plural idlers)

1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction.
2. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
3. (nautical, dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch
4. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.

Synonyms

• footler
• lout
• See also Wikisaurus:idler

Translations

one who spends his time in inaction

Dutch: luiaard (nl) m. and f. Finnish: joutomies (fi) German: untätiger Mitarbeiter (de) m., untätige Mitarbeiterin (de) f.

Russian: тунеядец (ru) (tunejádec) m. Scottish Gaelic: leisgeadair (gd) m. Volapük: (male or female) nosdunan (vo), (male) hinosdunan (vo), (female) jinosdunan (vo)

one who is lazy; a sluggard

Chinese: Mandarin: 懶惰者 (zh), 懒惰者 (zh) (lǎnduò zhě) French: fainéant (fr) m. French: fainéant (fr) m. German: Faulpelz (de) m., Faulenzer (de) m., Faulenzerin (de) f., (figurative) Drohne (de) f.

Hindi: कामचोर (hi) (kāmcor) m. Russian: бездельник (ru) (bezdél'nik) m., лентяй (ru) (lentjáj) m. Volapük: (male or female) trögan (vo), (male) hitrögan (vo), (female) jitrögan (vo)

rotary supporting device

Finnish: tukipyörä (fi)

References

• idler in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• riled